Tag Archives: Variscan Orogeny

This image shows the Pyrénées Mountains, which are both geologically young and ancient, located within Ordesa National Park in Spain.
c. 500 Million BCE: The Geologic History of the Pyrénées Mountains

Delves into the geologic process of mountain-building, focusing on the Pyrénées mountain range. It highlights the range's formation from the collision of the Iberian microcontinent with the European plate and traces its roots back to [...]